Windows 10 custom context menu doesn't work

Question

I want to right click on any file and make a program(I write) appear there. Ideally when I right click on the item it would feed the file name to my program.

I've edited the registry at the location:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT -> * -> shellex -> ContextMenuHandlers

There I've created a new directory "GetBookScore" Then I created a new Key, with Default name and Value("C:\myprogram.exe") %1

This doesn't work. My program doesn't appear in the context menu when I click on any file.

Any hint?

Answer 1

Create a .reg file with the following contents. Change the program name and path from Wordpad to your desired program.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; add_Open_with_wordpad_to_context_menu.reg
; displays when you right-click any file
; You must have the "\ before the path
; Make sure folder name and program name match command path
; and the path must contain double \\
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Wordpad]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Wordpad\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\windows nt\\accessories\\wordpad.exe\" \"%1\""